metaverse
noun
meta·verse
ˈme-tə-ˌvərs 
plural metaverses
1
computing
: a persistent virtual (see virtual sense 2) environment that allows access to and interoperability of multiple individual virtual realities
To its proponents, the metaverse is the natural evolution of the internet. They envisage a sprawling network of interconnected virtual worlds for such diverse activities as gaming, watching live entertainment, … and collaborating on design projects.—
Edd Gent
Edd Gent
also
: any of the individual virtual environments that make up a metaverse
Metaverses are immersive three-dimensional virtual worlds in which people interact as avatars with each other and with software agents, using the metaphor of the real world but without its physical limitations. —Alanah Davis et al.
Alanah Davis et al. 2
cosmology
: the hypothetical combination of all co-existing or sequentially existing universes compare multiverse
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Meta wasted $60 billion on the metaverse.
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ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
These are like, the analysts who are telling us that AI is, whatever, a 17-trillion-dollar industry are the ones who told us that 95 percent of us would be using the metaverse by 2025.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
That Zuckerberg's metaverse and virtual reality ambitions have generated over $80 billion in total losses since late 2020 makes the AI pitch a tougher sell, Yu said.
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Jonathan Vanian,julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
If infrastructure alone created outcomes, the metaverse would be well on its way to the $5 trillion once predicted.
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Holden Bale,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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ArsTechnica,
23 June 2026
These are like, the analysts who are telling us that AI is, whatever, a 17-trillion-dollar industry are the ones who told us that 95 percent of us would be using the metaverse by 2025.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
That Zuckerberg's metaverse and virtual reality ambitions have generated over $80 billion in total losses since late 2020 makes the AI pitch a tougher sell, Yu said.
—
Jonathan Vanian,julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
If infrastructure alone created outcomes, the metaverse would be well on its way to the $5 trillion once predicted.
—
Holden Bale,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Metaverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metaverse. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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metaverse
noun
meta·verse
ˈmet-ə-ˌvərs
1
: a persistent virtual environment that allows access to and interaction between multiple individual virtual realities
also
: any of the individual virtual environments that make up a metaverse
2
: the hypothetical combination of all co-existing or sequentially existing universes
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